EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUES AND PRODUCTIVITY OF TABLE WATER FIRMS IN RIVERS STATE.

Abstract

The study determined the relationship between employee performance enhancement techniques and productivity of Table Water Firms in Rivers State. The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between dimensions employee performance enhancement techniques in terms of training, time management, and constant feedback and measures of productivity such as cost reduction, improved product quality and productivity of Table Water Firms in Rivers State. Thus, the study was anchored on Diffusion of Innovation Theory as its theoretical foundation. The study adopted the exploratory survey research design. The population of the study consisted of forty-four (44) registered Table Water Manufacturing Firms operating in Rivers State, Nigeria. By convenient sampling technique, the sample size of the study therefore became ninety-six (96) management staff in twenty-four (24) selected Table Water Manufacturing Firms in Rivers State. Test-retest method was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the research questions while the test of hypotheses was done using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. In the study, it was found that: there is a significant relationship between training and cost reduction of Table Water Manufacturing Firms in Rivers State; there is a significant relationship between time management and improved product quality of Table Water Manufacturing Firms 'in Rivers State; there is a significant relationship between constant feedback and profitability of Table Water Manufacturing Firms in Rivers State. The study concluded that employee performance enhancement techniques such as training, time management and constant feedback are viable tools through which organizations such as Table Water Manufacturing Firms and others can increase their productivity. The study, amongst others, recommended that management of Table Water manufacturing Firms and other organizations should foot part or all of the bills for their staffs to go for on-the-job and off-the-job trainings, as these will impart positively on the performance and productivity of the organization.